Ethiopia one year after Meles: What is aid aiding now? Is aid to chronically famine-plagued Ethiopia aiding citizens, or leaders’ strategies to maintain power? Author’s note: Courtney Meyer is a freelance writer who earned an MSc in Development Studies with distinction from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, England. Her research… [ Read more ]

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From green roofs to public transportation and climate change adaptation, there are many exciting and complex questions surrounding how cities can become more sustainable, resilient, and low-impact. Consilience: the Journal of Sustainable Development invites you to submit a piece for our essay contest on urban sustainability issues.

In high school, my teachers warned me about the unreliability of open-source databases such as Wikipedia and the need to turn to the trusted academic resources (e.g. Lexis Nexus, Google Scholar, EBSCO, etc.).